Easton's Bible Dictionary Genesis 13:5; Deuteronomy 7:14. (see CATTLE.) Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (a.) Haired. 2. (n.) A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. 3. (n.) A crowd of low people; a rabble. 4. (n.) One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like. 5. (v. i.) To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills. 6. (v. i.) To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. 7. (v. i.) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 8. (v. t.) To form or put into a herd.
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